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Double Bass Labella 7710T (White Nylon Tapewound)

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I've had these on for two months now. They are very clear, and amplify beautifully. For me, just the right amount of sustain, similar to velvet blues, the strings I replaced them with. The sound gets there quicker than the velvets and doesn't sustain as long as spiros. No mwah - the thing that drove me away from spiros after using them for a couple of decades. Nice ping on the front of the note and the harmonics pop out beautifully. Nice range of dynamics - they respond to your touch. Stiff feel, somewhat like doms in that regard. The E is a little weak, and I'm thinking of swapping it with an old dom or spiro if it doesn't come around. The bottom 3 have little ridges reminiscent of the old golden spirals, which, coming from velvets, I don't mind, but might bug others. The G is smooth and white, unlike the bottom 3 that have a clear nylon coating and a coppery-looking core. Unlike the black LaBellas, which I found unbowable, you can bow these. More rosin than I normally use and tilting the bow (as opposed to flat hair on the string) works. That said, they don't bow well; you've got to really be precise to get them to speak, and they make my 40 year old pollman sound like a plywood with cheap guts. At this point of my life my arco playing is footballs behind singers and the occasional melody or "effect". If I were still doing the occasional classical gig, or were a guy who liked to solo with the bow, I would not use these strings.
 
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Huy Nguyen said:
Bradley, very much waiting to hear the rest of your assessment.

The description that they're bright is my biggest concern.
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hdiddy: Just tried the G and D. Very bright (and tinny) when first installed on my Eberle ply (pizz) but after about three days they mellowed out a bit. The D was still quite bright so I went back to the Spiro Weich D. The G sounded a lot more solid and mixes well with Spiro Weichs. It has a full sound and no zing. It has a quick response and a little less sustain that the Spiro Weich G.
I have not seen any tension figures for these strings but they seem to be close to the Spiro Weichs. Maybe a touch less. Very smooth finish.
 
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So any further thoughts on these now that they've broken in? In really curious about them - I haven't tried the older black version so I have no way to no what "a bit brighter" would mean...
Ultimately I'm hoping they have a big, blooming bottom end similar to a Presto/Eurosonic sort of thing. If they're in the ballpark and are even a bit more arco friendly I'd bite. :)
 
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moles said:
So any further thoughts on these now that they've broken in? In really curious about them - I haven't tried the older black version so I have no way to no what "a bit brighter" would mean...
Ultimately I'm hoping they have a big, blooming bottom end similar to a Presto/Eurosonic sort of thing. If they're in the ballpark and are even a bit more arco friendly I'd bite. :)
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moles: I moved on shortly after I posted. Back to the Zyex medium/Spiro Weich A/Spiro medium E combination. The strings all match in sound and feel and have the tension and feel that the bass and I both like.
I also tried the Oliv G with some different D strings and the Spiro Weich/Medium but it always sounded piecemeal.I have to say the Oliv is the best G I have ever used but the D is a mismatch in diameter with the Weich A. the only other way I would go from what I am using now would be plain/wrapped guts. But I just can't be bothered. My "String Acquisition Syndrome" seems to have abated. :)
 
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